John the Baptist was a box-office hit

Ørslev Church on South Zealand was built of granite. The choir and nave are Romanesque. The vaulting, tower and side chapels for the choir were added in early Gothic times. The choir was later extended to the east, so the church is now shaped like a cross. It is…

Ørslev Church on South Zealand was built of granite. The choir and nave are Romanesque. The vaulting, tower and side chapels for the choir were added in early Gothic times. The choir was later extended to the east, so the church is now shaped like a cross. It is unusually tall and probably once had two storeys. Its impressive murals date back to circa 1350 and show a chain dance and a lord of the manor presenting a model of a church to Saint John the Baptist, to whom the church is consecrated. In the Middle Ages, Ørslev Church was one of the richest in the area. This is probably thanks to the income from a spring named after John north of the church.